Some of history's bloodiest battles occurred more than two thousand years agoŚwithout fighter jets, missiles, or tanks. In a fragmented and hostile land, the Israelites built an army and established a kingdom, and the details of their military exploits are portrayed in the Old Testament. With the help of biblical scholars and military historians, this program reveals these martial secrets by examining the weapons and strategies employed by the Israelites, from Deborah leading the way to victory over the Canaanites to the war of extermination against the Amalekites and the increasing conflict with the Philistines.